1 Samuel 20:33:21 Sam.20.33.W2TAB

שָׁא֧וּל

shaul

Saul

Transliteration
sha-UL
Extended
shaa-OOL
IPA
/ʃaˈʔuːl/

Meaning by language

English
Saul

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שָׁא֧ + וּל
sha + ul
shaul

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT

  3. clause

    va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT a-LAV le-ha-KO-to

  4. sentence

    va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT a-LAV le-ha-KO-to va-ye-DA ye-ho-na-TAN KI-kha-LA HI me-IM a-VIV le-ha-MIT ET-da-VID

Root and etymology

ש–א–ל

asked

In context1 Samuel 20:33

Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to strike him, and Jonathan knew that his father desired to put David to death.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:33, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֧וּל (shaul) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.20.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.33.W2.S1) and character.